Johnson

Given to 7,043 US babies since 1880

▼ Falling −32% vs. 2018–2020

Rank in 2025

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recorded as girls

#3379

recorded as boys

145 since 2024

Babies in 2025

boys 34

Peak year

1905

38 babies recorded as boys

All-time total

7,043

since 1880

Born a Johnson? See how many share your birth year.

Any year from 1880 to 2025.

Babies per 1,000 (same sex), 1880–2025

Recorded as girls Recorded as boys

Johnson was most popular in 1905, when 38 babies recorded as boys got the name (0.29 per 1,000). In 2025, 34 babies were named Johnson, ranking #3379 for babies recorded as boys. Compared with 2018–2020, it's down 32%.

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Year	Girls	Rank	Boys	Rank
2025	<5	—	34	3379
2024	<5	—	32	3524
2023	<5	—	48	2693
2022	<5	—	49	2675
2021	<5	—	46	2732
2020	<5	—	62	2212
2019	<5	—	59	2310
2018	<5	—	55	2385
2017	<5	—	61	2186
2016	<5	—	72	1991
2015	<5	—	75	1931
2014	<5	—	61	2205
2013	<5	—	62	2139
2012	<5	—	64	2104
2011	<5	—	72	1927
2010	<5	—	60	2187
2009	<5	—	85	1774
2008	<5	—	71	1981
2007	<5	—	95	1621
2006	<5	—	94	1562
2005	<5	—	78	1711
2004	<5	—	87	1530
2003	<5	—	97	1381
2002	<5	—	79	1557
2001	<5	—	82	1481
2000	<5	—	111	1214
1999	<5	—	78	1471
1998	<5	—	65	1605
1997	<5	—	85	1326
1996	<5	—	102	1155
1995	<5	—	93	1202
1994	<5	—	87	1244
1993	<5	—	106	1085
1992	<5	—	87	1197
1991	<5	—	92	1147
1990	<5	—	89	1149
1989	<5	—	98	1045
1988	<5	—	91	1032
1987	5	11325	99	949
1986	5	10912	89	971
1985	<5	—	82	1007
1984	<5	—	68	1084
1983	<5	—	85	956
1982	<5	—	92	933
1981	<5	—	63	1154
1980	<5	—	55	1238
1979	<5	—	36	1598
1978	<5	—	30	1760
1977	6	8444	21	2202
1976	<5	—	35	1541
1975	<5	—	25	1884
1974	<5	—	32	1546
1973	<5	—	18	2216
1972	<5	—	30	1566
1971	<5	—	22	1916
1970	<5	—	19	2058
1969	<5	—	29	1492
1968	<5	—	31	1393
1967	<5	—	29	1411
1966	<5	—	31	1373
1965	<5	—	37	1254
1964	<5	—	43	1172
1963	<5	—	41	1215
1962	<5	—	31	1403
1961	<5	—	42	1222
1960	<5	—	38	1273
1959	<5	—	29	1467
1958	<5	—	27	1511
1957	<5	—	41	1214
1956	<5	—	26	1532
1955	<5	—	31	1370
1954	<5	—	41	1169
1953	<5	—	40	1170
1952	<5	—	45	1081
1951	<5	—	39	1150
1950	<5	—	46	1037
1949	<5	—	45	1047
1948	<5	—	60	879
1947	<5	—	51	1000
1946	<5	—	40	1094
1945	<5	—	47	943
1944	<5	—	55	853
1943	<5	—	51	933
1942	<5	—	54	900
1941	<5	—	37	1066
1940	<5	—	32	1183
1939	<5	—	37	1052
1938	<5	—	44	951
1937	<5	—	37	1056
1936	<5	—	37	1051
1935	<5	—	39	1020
1934	<5	—	40	1024
1933	<5	—	38	1051
1932	<5	—	54	868
1931	<5	—	33	1194
1930	<5	—	52	928
1929	<5	—	58	869
1928	<5	—	66	806
1927	<5	—	57	898
1926	<5	—	61	842
1925	<5	—	57	890
1924	<5	—	64	859
1923	<5	—	63	853
1922	<5	—	52	977
1921	<5	—	85	707
1920	<5	—	69	805
1919	<5	—	77	720
1918	<5	—	79	710
1917	6	4083	54	864
1916	<5	—	70	715
1915	<5	—	74	675
1914	<5	—	52	724
1913	<5	—	32	855
1912	<5	—	42	649
1911	<5	—	18	759
1910	<5	—	24	582
1909	<5	—	24	530
1908	<5	—	17	632
1907	<5	—	16	634
1906	<5	—	25	443
1905	<5	—	38	322
1904	<5	—	20	482
1903	<5	—	14	595
1902	<5	—	13	615
1901	<5	—	18	453
1900	<5	—	36	365
1899	<5	—	22	394
1898	<5	—	10	701
1897	<5	—	11	652
1896	<5	—	20	438
1895	<5	—	13	579
1894	<5	—	6	954
1893	<5	—	13	538
1892	<5	—	20	422
1891	<5	—	24	349
1890	<5	—	16	458
1889	<5	—	13	525
1888	<5	—	18	442
1887	<5	—	11	544
1886	<5	—	11	578
1885	<5	—	13	521
1884	<5	—	13	520
1883	<5	—	12	527
1882	<5	—	11	576
1881	<5	—	11	533
1880	<5	—	13	505